Europe Austria White-Collar Crime

CERHA HEMPEL boasts a standout team with impressive experience in numerous white-collar crime matters, such as fraud, money laundering and embezzlement cases. The firm's expertise also spans compliance advice and internal investigations. Its varied client base includes prominent Austrian and international companies and financial institutions as well as individuals, including senior management. The team is additionally adept at cross-border matters, particularly in the CEE region.

KNOETZL is a well-reputed dispute resolution boutique which draws on its impressive experience in corporate and commercial litigation to support multinational companies and financial institutions on complex white-collar crime matters. The team is notably well versed in compliance matters and criminal proceedings regarding corruption and money laundering and possesses additional skills handling criminal investigations regarding allegations of price fixing and tax fraud. KNOETZL also represents individual defendants in white-collar crime cases.

Wolf Theiss represents a broad, sophisticated offering to clients. The team is experienced in a wide range of domestic and international white-collar crime mandates and especially noted for representing financial institutions and big multinationals in proceedings, with a strong focus on various types of fraud. Its expertise further includes money laundering issues and corporate criminal liability. The practice possesses additional strength in asset tracing and recovery as well as compliance and internal investigations.

Baker McKenzie's team is well known for advising domestic and multinational companies as well as financial institutions on compliance matters. It also represents clients before court in matters relating to tax evasion, fraud and corruption while showing further experience in handling whistle-blowing cases and cartel investigations.

BRANDL TALOS Rechtsanwälte showcases an active team that is able to handle high-profile cases. It is particularly well versed in representing senior management in embezzlement, bribery, corruption, money laundering and cartel cases. The law firm also assists with the implementation of compliance structures and internal investigations. It demonstrates notable activity for clients in the gambling sector.

DORDA possesses marked experience, advising clients on criminal proceedings and civil claims. The team is particularly well versed in cross-border cases concerning fraud, tax evasion and embezzlement. The practice acts for corporates as well as high-profile individuals. Its experience also includes handling breach of trust and forgery allegations as well as cases of cybercrime.